| 1. | The standard temperature at which the hydrometer is calibrated is ? | |
|
10° C
|
||
|
15° C
|
||
|
20° C
|
||
|
27° C
|
||
View Answer
Discuss in Forum
Report Question| 2. | Mechanical weathering of soils is caused by ? | |
|
periodical temperature changes
|
||
|
splitting action of flowing water
|
||
|
splitting action of ice
|
||
|
all of these
|
||
| 3. | For a given soil mass, the void ratio is 0.60, water content is 18 % and specific gravity of the soil particles is 2.6. The degree of saturation of the soil is ? | |
|
30%
|
||
|
50%
|
||
|
78%
|
||
|
82.5%
|
||
| 4. | A flow net is used to determine the ? | |
|
seepage flow
|
||
|
seepage pressure
|
||
|
exit gradient
|
||
|
all of these
|
||
| 5. | The contact pressure of rigid footing on cohesive soils is ? | |
|
more in the centre than at the edges
|
||
|
less in the centre than at the edges
|
||
|
uniform throughout
|
||
|
none of these
|
||
| 6. | The exit gradient of the seepage of water through a soil medium is the ? | |
|
slope of the flow line
|
||
|
slope of the equi-potential
|
||
|
ratio of total head to the length of seepage
|
||
|
ratio of the head loss to the length of seepage
|
||
| 7. | The unit weight of a soil at zero air voids depends upon ? | |
|
unit weight of water
|
||
|
water content
|
||
|
specific gravity
|
||
|
all of these
|
||
| 8. | When the particles of soil are oriented 'edge to edge' or 'edge to face' with respect to another, the soil is said to have ? | |
|
single grained structure
|
||
|
double grained structure
|
||
|
honey-combed structure
|
||
|
flocculent structure
|
||
| 9. | The angle of internal friction ? | |
|
varies with the density of sand
|
||
|
depends upon the amount of interloading
|
||
|
depends upon the particle shape and roughness
|
||
|
all of the above
|
||
| 10. | The settlement of a footing in sand depends upon the ? | |
|
stress deformation characteristics of sand
|
||
|
relative density of the sand
|
||
|
width of the footing
|
||
|
all of these
|
||